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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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